beag-
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See also: beag
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From beag (“little, small; few”, adjective).
Prefix[edit]
beag-
- small
- -less
- beag- + cúiteamh (“recompense, compensation”) → beagchúiteamh (“thanklessness”)
- un-, in-
- beag- + cainteach (“talkative; chatty”) → beagchainteach (“silent, taciturn”)
- beag- + eaglach (“fearful, afraid; apprehensive, timid”) → beageaglach (“fearless”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
beag- | bheag- | mbeag- |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beag-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN